Santi Domenico e Sisto

Santi Domenico e Sisto
Church of Saints Dominic and Sixtus
Chiesa di Santi Domenico e Sisto
Santi Domenico e Sisto, with the two lower statues of St. Dominic and St. Sixtus by Carlo Maderno, and two upper statues of St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Peter of Verona by Marcantonio Canini.
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41°53′45.37″N 12°29′16.91″E / 41.8959361°N 12.4880306°E / 41.8959361; 12.4880306
Location1 Largo Angelicum, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Italian
DenominationCatholic
TraditionRoman Rite
Religious orderDominican Order
History
DedicationSaint Dominic and Pope Sixtus II
Architecture
Architect(s)Giacomo della Porta, Orazio Torriani
Architectural typeBaroque
Groundbreaking1569
Completed1674
Administration
DioceseRome
Santi Domenico e Sisto to the left, and the nearby Santa Caterina a Magnanapoli to the right.
The Maria Advocata, c. 6th century, was displayed in the church from 1575 to 1931

The Church of Santi Domenico e Sisto is one of the titular churches[1] in Rome, Italy in the care of the Roman Catholic Order of Preachers, better known as the Dominicans. It is located at No. 1 Largo Angelicum on the Quirinal Hill on the campus of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), of which it is the University Church.

As a titular church it has been held by Cardinal José Tolentino Mendonça since 5 October 2019.

  1. ^ Since 21 October 2003.